Set: Tale Of Two Cities

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TermDefinition
Infamyhaving a bad reputation
Elicitto draw out (a response, sound)
Submissivemeek and obedient, yield, surrender
Soliloquya speech made aloud to one's self
Defianceto openly resist, challenge
Affablecourteous and agreeable
Voluptuousgiving sensual gratification
Sonorousgiving out a deep and resonant sound
Felicitouswell chosen or appointed words
Solemnformal, serious
Sanctuarya safe haven
Solitudealone, a lonely place
Tediouslong, slow, or dull work
Obscurenot well known, unclear
Admonishto warn gently
Pernicuousevil, destructive
Malignevil in nature, harmful
Revelationsrevealing, an astonishing disclosure
Portendforeshadow
Insinuationto imply in a subtle way
Eccentricunconventional, odd
Epochdistinct period of time
Chroniclehistory, a record of events
Contrabandillegal goods
Tremuloustimid, marked by trembling

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Terms 25
Creator kayluh2010
Created December 9, 2008
Group YoestingEnglish
Subject honors english 10
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awesome_possum : i think that "pernicuous" is supposed to be pernicious...
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ostentatious : I know they buried her body with others her sister and mother and, 500 families and will she remember me 50 years later I wish I could save her in some sort of time machine
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  1. Pernicuous evil, destructive - 135 misses
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